anchoret
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of anchoret
1735–45; variant of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting Late Latin or Late Greek spelling
Example Sentences
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He bends, and gazes yet Before his ghastly bride! the anchoret Sate by him, and hath press'd a cross of wood To his wan lips.
From The Death-Wake or Lunacy; a Necromaunt in Three Chimeras by Lang, Andrew
Bede further states that this anchoret subsequently went to Frisland to preach as a missionary there, but he reaped no fruit from his labours among his barbarous auditors.
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
There were some awkward conditions attached to the basis of my aerial structures; for example, I must have unbroken tranquillity like that of an anchoret.
From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.
Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The inhabitants flocked from the coast to hear the lessons of divine wisdom which the holy anchoret gave with a heavenly unction which penetrated their hearts.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
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